Archive for February, 2009

28
Feb
09

[UPDATED] Twilight Coverage in Tokyo : Day 5 – Press Conference

Twilight Singapore Tokyo Exclusive Coverage

HELLLO!!

Today we had  fun and soo much excitement, and time flew by so fast [DARN IT!]. The cold day started with snow and we were worried that the weather would become worse. :) It stayed bad with rain instead, but the event was far from being cancelled. So Yahooo! We arrived at Ebisu Garden and took our place in the press queue.

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It was c-cc-cold in the queue.

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Press people busy with their set-up.

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Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart’s names in Japanese.

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Taylor Lautner’s name in Japanese. Me – Amongst the video camera crew.

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Introduction of Twilight and the main cast.

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Taylor, Kristen and Robert enters.

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Taylor: Hello. I want to say thank you for having us here. I’m very excited. This is my first time to Japan and I’m loving it so far. And I would love to come back. So thanks for having us guys.

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Kristen speaking in Japanese: Nihon-ni korarete totemo ureshii des. (Then she smiles! :) )

[UPDATED on 28th February 2009: Translation - I am very happy I can come to Japan! *Smiles*]

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Robert: Kristen has beaten me once again. Thank you to Tokyo for being so accommodating for us. I hope the film does pretty well here and I’m having a great time in Tokyo. Mina-san Arigato!

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[No pictures were allowed during the Press Conference - Questions and Answers session]

However, Twilight Singapore has an exclusive video footage of it which we will post for you once its been edited.

We managed to ask one question directed to all 3 of them! :D

After the questions and answers session, it was time for Photo-taking!

 

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:D Group hug time! :D

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There’s just something about this photo that we really like, but we just can’t seem to put our finger on it. Might be the way that the 3 of them are looking at different directions. :)

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* Maria here.. I am sorry this picture is not ‘balanced’. Its cos I called Robert to look at my camera and when he did I got disarmed and took this picture…HAHA I know I am a dork but if he looked at you that way – you’ve done the same. I was dazzled!!*

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We love the way they seem to be laughing away here.

The press conference ends here (LOOK OUT FOR THE FULL VIDEO COVERAGE!) and it was followed by the Red Carpet Event, and subsequently, the Fan Meeting. It has been a looong day and we will be posting the latter 2 as soon as we can.

See you guys soon!

Love,

AISHAH & MARIA.

PS. We will be flying back home on the A380 aircraft – the biggest plane in the world! :D AND, we’re going to watch Twilight which is in the in-flight movies this month! :D

27
Feb
09

New Moon/Twilight News

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Hey guys! I’m sure you have seen the quick update from Aishah and Maria! If you haven’t scroll down! In the meantime while we wait for Aishah’s and Maria’s full report, we have some New Moon News for you.

MTV Movies Blog has an article on Drew Barryomore, the next director for Eclipse?

EW.com too has a take on Drew Barrymore.

Celebuzz has an article on Taylor VS Robert: The New Moon Smackdown!

OK! Magazine has a countdown on the hottest vampire couples and Edward and Bella came in 3rd!

Kellan Lutz Online has an exclusive interview with Kellan Lutz.

And as well as Twilight/General News!

Twilight News (Version 2)

Watch this video of Robert on ‘New Moon’ on the Oscars:

Here’s another video that you can watch a Canal Plus.FR! You should remember this funny & awkward interview of Rob and Kristen. Canal Plus released a full version of it.

There’s also two new outtakes (Cosmo Girl & GQ) that you can check out at Everglow.

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Robert Pattinson & Hugh Jackman went for karaoke in Tokyo? E!Online has the full story.

Still on Rob, E!Online has an article on whether Rob is miserable in Hollywood?

Lastly, while we’re still waiting for Aishah & Maria to update us, you can take a look at these videos of the Twilight Premiere at Ebisu Garden, Tokyo by argybargytoo. Thank you! :D

Watch out for Day 5 Coverage of the Twilight Premiere @ Tokyo soon! :D I know you guys can’t wait!

27
Feb
09

Twilight Coverage in Tokyo: Day 5 (Quick Update)

Twilight Singapore Tokyo Exclusive CoverageHello Twilighters!!

Its 8.15pm and we’ve just arrived home from the Red Carpet Premiere…. And Maria and I have lost all of our fingers and toes….GONE cos of frostbite! Of course not lah!

Energy Level: 1/2 bar

Satisfaction and Happiness Level: SHOOTING OFF THE ROOF… HITTING THE ATMOSPHERE.. AND STILL GOING AND GOOOOOOOOOOOOOING..

*Maria & Aishah doing happy dance* :) :) :)

We’re gonna take sometime to eat, upload the pictures and videos so please be patient. There will be other sources whom we have met at the event who will be posting their report. So, maybe you guys can check out those first. ;)

All in all, Taylor and Robert were looking sharp and classy in their suits. Both were infinite charmers. Kristen was beautiful and her eyes were so stunning! She changed 3 times in the event and she was drop dead gorgeous. PERIOD.

The fans were AWESOME cos they waited in the continuos rain and cold for soo many hours. WE SALUTE YOU!!!

For now, we’ll leave you guys with a minute sneak peek.

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and….

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Okay gotta go and work! See you guys in a few hours with our Day 5 post!

Love, 

AISHAH & MARIA.

27
Feb
09

Twilight Coverage In Tokyo: Day 2 Videos

Twilight Singapore Tokyo Exclusive Coverage

Hi! I’m posting on behalf of Maria & Aishah. Speaking of which, both of them are getting ready for the Tokyo Red Carpet Ceremony today! :D In our previous post (Twilight Coverage In Tokyo: Day 2), we mentioned that there will be videos…so enjoy these two videos that are made of awesome goodness!

Twilight Coverage In Tokyo Day 2: Hugh Jackman

He moved down the line of awaiting fans to sign autographs and shook almost everyone’s hands including MINE!!!! [AISHAH!] HUGH JACKMAN SHOOK MY HANDS!!! I said, “Hi! I’m from Singapore.” Then Hugh answered, smiling, “Oh, hi! How are you? [He smiled wider.] I’m from Australia.” HE FRIGGIN’ REPLIED ME!!!! – From Day 2′s Coverage

Twilight Coverage In Tokyo Day 2: Arrival Of Robert Pattinson

Aishah: ROB, SAY HI TO SINGAPORE!!!

Rob: (Turned towards Aishah’s video camera & gave *that* look & smile)

Aishah: (Continues calling for Rob!) ROOOOBBBBB!!!!!!!!

Heh, maybe Rob did mouthed ‘Hi’! :D

If you have missed our coverages for the past few days, click on the links below to read them:

That’s all for now! Twilight Singapore will have more updates for Day 5 coverage of the Red Carpet Ceremony at Ebisu Garden Place later today!

27
Feb
09

It’s snowing in Tokyo!

There I was surfing the net when Maria messaged me on my phone and she said that it is snowing in Tokyo! What would it be like for us Singaporeans to see snow for the first time! All we get is either the hot scorching sun or a huge downpour. ;)

Anyway, let us wish them luck for today’s premiere and hope that it will not snow heavily! All the best guys!

P.S. The picture above was taken from Google Images. Maria and Aishah will add their own pictures soon.

UPDATE: As of 1405 hrs (Tokyo time) which is 1305 hrs (Singapore time), Maria messaged me again saying that the morning snow has now turned to cold rain. She was queueing up for her pass along with lots of fans. And she also mention that the red carpet is set up with bright lights and the Twilight soundtrack is playing in the background! Sounds exciting guys! Can’t wait to see your pictures Aishah and Maria!!

27
Feb
09

Twilight Singapore in Tokyo: Day 4

Twilight Singapore Tokyo Exclusive Coverage

Hi Everyone!

Day 4 was eventful. We set out to do some sight-seeing.

Itinerary: Asakusa –  Sensoji Temple & Check out Fortune Cats, Ginza – Swarovski Flagship Store for the Crystal Forest, Imperial Palace, Ueno, Dinner with Evelyn in Jiyu-gaoka.

PICTURE TIME! Errr… Before we post the rest of our pictures, we’ll cut to the chase cause we met this CUTE GUY.

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We met Taylor at the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa. Maria was checking out some fortune cats on a window display of a souvenir shop.  Then she noticed a video camera on the outside of the shop window, directed at her. Then she looked up and saw Taylor with 2 friends and his dad. Straightaway, she called me, “Aishah! It’s Taylor!”, while pointing outside the shop. I was flabbergasted. This cannot be happening AGAIN. (But I was THANKFUL -thankyouthankyouthankyou! that it did. :D ) He recognized us from the airport and he was so friendly and chatted with us a bit. We gave him a gift that is a traditional Japanese gift to wish the receiver Happiness, Fortune and Luck. HEEEE…

Honestly, we had no idea that he will be there. We are NOT stalking him cause our itinerary for Day 4 was already packed with touristy stuff. NO TIME FOR STALKING. SERIOUSLY. 

Ok now, here’s our pictures of what we did for Day 4.

Sensoji Temple at Asakusa

It is Tokyo’s oldest temple with more than 1,300 years of history behind it. It has dozens of souvenirs shops lining the street between the temple and the giant Kaminarimon lantern. (We copied and pasted this info from the Subway pamphlet. ;) )

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Kaminarimon lantern.

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Ginza

A shopper’s haven that looks like 5th Avenue in New York. Even the shops are almost similar.

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The Swarovski Flagship Store with the crystal forest and crystal fountain (We were not allowed to take pictures inside.) Maria die-die (determined) wanted to come here. 

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For the upcoming Girls’ Day Festival in Japan on March 3rd, usually the Japanese would display set of hina dolls and household items, wishing girls healthy growth and happiness. 

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Bus with A LOT of TVs. I was just in awe…. How can they fit all those TVs on the side of the bus?

Imperial Place

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I sooooooo LOVE the lights and the reflection of the city skyline on the Imperial Palace moat. AHH!! I saw a MOAT! My FIRST MOAT! :D

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Er… We cancelled Ueno coz it was already too dark and we had to meet Evelyn for din-din.

 

Dinner with Evelyn at Jiyu-gaoka

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This restaurant specialises in freshly made tofu. We had one that had a creamy texture that tasted like cream cheese. YUMMY and NICE. We were stuffed and burped all the way home. :P NO LAAA… We’re ladies you know…

 

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Recommended Midnight Snacks for those who ever come here (Clockwise)

Yoguruto, YUZU Juice, Lemon and Honey Sweet (Good for sore throat), Teh Tarik (Milk Tea) in a bottle (SEDAP! Buy 1 for each day!), Hokkaido Cheese Cake, Peanut Butter Sandwich and.. beeru! :)

While on the train home.. We found THIS!

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Twilight is in JAPAN!

That’s all for today and tomorrow will be an exciting day! It’s 3.00 am now and we’re gonna sleep. Look out for our DAY 5 post, ok? :D

Love, 

AISHAH & MARIA.

26
Feb
09

Twilight News

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Pocket Edward is here again! This time Lauren brought him to Disneyland and they definitely had a wonderful time! You can view more of it here.

Twilight Lexicon did an interview with Solomon Trimble (Sam Uley). You can read the interview here.

MTV Movies Blog has a few articles and one of them is about whether Kristen Stewart thinks Twilight is a bad movie.

MTV also covered on Bronson Pelletier , who will be joining the cast of New Moon.

Demi Lovato would love to sing on the New Moon sountrack. You can check it out here.

MTV also asked Robert about his future after Twilight.

TMZ has a report on Stephenie Meyer in Vancouver for press releases or maybe New Moon?

Twilighters.org has reports that there will be a special edition of the Twilight soundtrack including new songs. You can click here to know more about it.

26
Feb
09

Twilight Singapore in Tokyo: Day 3

Twilight Singapore Tokyo Exclusive CoverageHi Guys!

Just a reminder. This post does not contain anything Twilight related but more about the time spent while we’re here in Japan. Since last night till this afternoon, Me and Maria have been busy uploading our videos and photos from the Fan Meeting that was at Narita Airport. We have also been trying to keep you guys updated by answering your comments. Keep those comments coming people! :)

Both of us are worn out and right now as I’m typing this post, Maria is already fast asleep. Day 3 will be a short post. Just to let you know what we’ve been doing…

We went to town only in the evening to get a microphone for my video camera that we’ll be using for the premiere. 

Japan Residential Area

Here is a street at a residential area in Den-en-choufu. We were walking on our way to the subway station to get to town.

At Shibuya station

This is the train station at Shibuya. There were quite a number of platforms. Sorry about the blur face there..

On the other side of the road..

We walked around Shibuya to explore the shops. Here’s a photo on the other side of the road. We saw many tall buildings and it was pretty busy.

After we got the microphone we needed, we headed for dinner. We were famished from a hard day’s work.

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One have to keep in mind, to be very careful when crossing a HUGE traffic juction. You wouldn’t want to get lost here…

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Dinner was good. We were full and tired, so we went back home after that. 

That’s all for Day 3! I hope you enjoy the pictures. Credits to Maria for taking them with her awesome camera phone! :D

Busy Shibuya

Me and Maria we’ll be doing more sight-seeing tomorrow around Tokyo and we’ll try our best to keep you updated about it. 

Hope to see you all tomorrow!

Love,

AISHAH & MARIA.

25
Feb
09

New Moon/Twilight News

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Hey guys! While waiting for Aishah and Maria to post about their day 3 in Tokyo, we have some Twilight news round up for you guys!

MTV Movies Blog has an article about Madonna in New Moon. There’s also another article about Vanessa Hudgens hoping for the role of Leah. We all know that Leah will only appear in Eclipse and not New Moon.

Read an exclusive Peter Facinelli’s interview here by Popstar.

PopStar:  You play Carlisle, the patriarch of the Cullen family.  What can we expect to see from Carlisle in New Moon?
Peter Facinelli The Cullen family does not have much to do in the second book but there are important scenes.  The beginning part is what really launches the Cullen family into hiding because Jasper basically attacks Bella and we realize that it might be too dangerous for her, so we pack up our bags and head out of town.  That launches Bella’s journey with Jacob and how she finds out about his side of the family.  The vote at the end is pretty important as well because they vote on whether Bella will become part of the family as a vampire or not.  Those two things are very crucial; there is not much but it is important.  I have a really nice scene with Bella where I am stitching up her finger and we are talking about how Carlisle feels about vampires and how it differs from Edward.

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Twilight movie is nominated for “2008 Movie Of The Year” in the Fan Choice Award 2008. You can vote for Twilight here.

Twilight Lexicon has an interview with Kimbra Hickey: The Hands Of Twilight!

E! Online has an article about why Oscars would want to reward Robert Pattinson.

We also have news that Robert is scheduled to attend the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award 2009.

Twilight Guy has finished reading Eclipse: Chapter 24.

In this video below, Kellan Lutz explains why Rob flips him off during the Twilight movie:

I believed most of you can’t hear the audio from Kristen’s Nylon Magazine video that we posted yesterday.  Here’s the proper video:

Here’s a video interview of Robert by Sky Interview:

If you’re still missing him wearing the Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo during the Oscar, here is an exclusive photo by Entertainment Weekly.

Stephenie Meyer is featured in Vogue’s March issue:

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Radar Online has an article and a video attached of Rob at the airport when he touches down in Tokyo. Read/watch it here.

Lastly, MTV has an article – What’s In Store For Robert Pattinson’s Post-Twilight Future?:

OK, so things worked out for that last guy. The point is that when you’re hot and new in Hollywood, you not only have to act fast — you have to act in good movies. And right now, there’s nobody hotter than “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson. So, what’s he going to do next?

Thanks Jan for the heads-up! :D I was about to publish when I saw your message in Facebook regarding MTV’s article!  In case you’re wondering, I (Izzatee) helped Nash with this post. Heh.

[UPDATE] Robert Pattinson could not find a date for the Oscars:

25
Feb
09

Twilight Coverage in Tokyo: Day 2

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Here are our Day 2 events!

We arrived at the airport at 2.30pm and we walked around the terminal to check if there were any other fans who had arrived but there were no significant group who looked like they were waiting for a movie star. Rob’s flight was scheduled to arrive 3 hours later. GUESS WHAT? He travelled on our own national carrier, SINGAPORE AIRLINES from Los Angeles. HEHEE.. :D SO PROUD!

So we went to ‘makan’ (eat) first and then went to check our site on the internet for the latest news on anything Twilight. Then we saw the picture of him leaving Los Angeles, ie. white T-Shirt, Black Hoodie & black pants and those famous Ray Bans. So then we knew what to look out for. After that we went back to the Arrival Hall and we found more girls standing around. We approached 2 girls and said hi. We asked for who they were waiting for and they said ‘Robert Pattinson’. And we said “US TOO!” Here’s a picture of them.

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The one on the left is Mayuka from Tokyo and Aki from Osaka. They’ve just met an hour before. Aki travelled 4 hours from Osaka earlier this morning and she will be staying in Tokyo till the Premiere. They made banners for Rob, which was cool. We chatted with them and we asked if they had a Japanese fansite for Twilight. But they replied that they didn’t know of any. We think that they should start one.

Later on, we finally met Tomomi from Kadokawa who directed us to the Press Pit. THANK YOU!

I was in charge of the video camera and went into the fan line, while Maria stayed in the Press Pit for the still photos.

Fans at 4pm

Here is the fan situation at 4pm. Rob doesn’t arrive till about 2 hours later.

Japanese fans sharing Twilight Merchandise

So we went to mingle with the fans and checked out what they brought…

Fans forming line at 4.45pm

While waiting with the fans, a local news crew came to interview us coz they found out that we came all the way from Singapore to cover the event. We don’t know when it will be coming out on TV, but we’ll keep you posted.

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You can see the line slowly forming…

Japanese fans with Banner

These girls did such a GREAT job with their banner.. I LOVE the way Edward is looking across the board at Bella. Haiz…

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See anything familiar? Check out the wrist of the girl on the right. HEEES….

Japanese fans being interviewed

We later found out that some of them were waiting for Rob and others were waiting for another HUGE CELEBRITY…

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Airport security personnel keeps the crowd in control…

Press getting ready to shoooooooooooot.

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First celebrity makes his entrance….

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MR. HUGH JACKMAN!!!

Apparently, he was on the same flight as Robert after all of the Oscar parties. ;) He is in town to promote his latest movie, Australia.

He moved down the line of awaiting fans to sign autographs and shook almost everyone’s hands including MINE!!!! [AISHAH!] HUGH JACKMAN SHOOK MY HANDS!!! I said, “Hi! I’m from Singapore.” Then Hugh answered, smiling, “Oh, hi! How are you? [He smiled wider.] I’m from Australia.” HE FRIGGIN’ REPLIED ME!!!!

 

*okay Maria here..have to takeover cos Aishah is hyperventilating at this moment and may have just peeed in her pants…*

She’s back!

 

And now, the MAN OF THE HOUR. *Jeng… Jeng… JENG!!!*

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Robert, a great smile on his face [with a day old stubble] came out and headed straight to his Japanese fans.

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He immediately started signing autographs and posed for all those cool Japanese mobile phone cameras.

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See how he reaches out for them! Look at that body language!! SOO NICEEEEE!!! SOO SWEEEET!!! YOU JUST MADE US LOVE YOU MORE, ROB…

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Sorry.. A bit blur here.. But you can see that he’s diving in to sign for his fans..

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See that eye contact and that smile?? I’ll surely faint if he looks at me that way…

*FAINTS*

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Nick pointing at the getaway exit..

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Check out that mouth!  (Maria just couldn’t help it)

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And that’s the last photo we have of him, cause he was directed straight towards a special VIP exit. He flew by us so swiftly (Me, near to the end of the fan line and Maria who was in the Press Pit).

But seriously, despite that, it was DAMN WORTH IT! :D  Don’t despair because we still have a video too! Its in its editing process and we’ll post it as soon as we can. We do apologize for the poor quality of the photos, but we hope you guys enjoy them just the same. :)

We want to say ‘HI!” again to the Twilighters we met at the airport. Anna, Patricia, Molly, Aki and Mayuka. See you guys in Friday at Ebisu Garden!

Okay you guys, we’re not sure exactly when Kristen is coming, but we were assured that she will be here for the Premiere. Until then, me and Maria won’t be updating about the cast because we would be sight -seeing around Tokyo, UNLESS that is we see them sight-seeing too. *CROSSING FINGERS AND TOES*

See you guys soon and keep on checking our posts on our time here in Japan!

LOVE, 

AISHAH & MARIA.




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